Red Dead Online will no longer receive "major thematic content updates," the studio said Thursday, in part because Rockstar Games is putting resources into the next Grand Theft Auto game. Fans are wondering if Red Dead Online has been abandoned, and while the game isn't being shut down, Rockstar won't be producing as much content for it moving forward.
"Over the past few years, we have been steadily putting more development resources into the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series - understanding more than ever the need to exceed player expectations and make the next Entries become the best - so we're making some changes to how we support Red Dead Online," Rockstar wrote in a blog post.
As for the future of Red Dead Online, “In addition to seasonal special events and experience improvements—as well as other changes designed to enhance and maintain a healthy Red Dead Online environment—we plan to add to existing modes this year New Telegram Missions Rather than providing the same major thematic content updates as in previous years, we will continue to take every opportunity to highlight and share the creative efforts of our Red Dead community through newswires and other channels," Rockstar said.
Ahead of Rockstar's announcement on Thursday, Red Dead franchise fan accounts had been planning a funeral for Red Dead Online on July 13, the one-year anniversary of the game's most recent major content update. The funeral is still planned for next week.
Rockstar finally confirmed in February that it was working on the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series. The studio is continuing to add content to GTA Online and detailed some of the updates in the works in its blog post on Thursday.
